Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request

Information regarding the number of individuals from the Black and Ethnic Minorities that were charged for an offence from periods: 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-Present

Request

1. The number of individuals from the Black and Ethnic Minority that were charged for an offence from periods: 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-Present

2. The number of individuals that are Non-Black and Ethnic Minority that were charged for an offence from periods: 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-Present

Response

In response to questions one and two, please see the attached table which provides the information you have requested for financial years 2015/16 and 2016/17. This data should be read in conjunction with the caveats appended to the table.

In relation to financial year 2017/18, this data is available on our CPS website. Please see the link below for access to that data:

https://www.cps.gov.uk/underlying-data/cps-decision-making-and-defendant-characteristics

In response to data for financial year 2018/19, due to be published in accordance with CPS policy and is exempt from disclosure under section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act - Information intended for future publication. Please see the attached section 17 notice for an explanation of this exemption.

Information Management Unit 020 3357 0899 IMU@cps.gov.uk